Tangled in His Obsession (Seraphina)

Chapter 11

About two hours later, Seraphina found herself back at Leandro’s front door.

From the entrance, she could see the garage, and Leandro’s car seemed to be missing. Just as she was about to ring the doorbell, the door suddenly swung open from the inside.

Karan was slinging a big bag over her shoulder, yelling back into the house as she stepped out, “You stay put, no running around, got it? Your dad will be home tonight!”

Mid–sentence, she turned her head and saw Seraphina standing at the doorway, looking taken aback and then annoyed, “Didn’t you already take off? Why are you back here?”

“Karan, I think I left something here, so I came back,” Seraphina replied with a smile, then glanced at Karan’s bag. “You heading out?”

Karan grimaced, adjusting her bag and grunting in response.

Seraphina hesitated for a moment before asking, “Can I go in and look for my stuff?”

Looking like she was pressed for time, Karan shot her an irritable glance, “Just go in and find whatever you need, and leave as soon as possible! And don’t go chattering with Valerio, gol it?”

Seraphina nodded promptly, “Alright, got it. Take care, Karan!”

With that, Karan hurried off, looking like she was indeed in a rush.

house, Seraphina spotted Valerio sitting at the table, working on a pile of art supplies. He looked

he quickly looked down and started to sketch more

was back down in no time. Despite having spent the night here, her recorder had always been in her bag, so if it had fallen

wait for Leandro. But how would he react when he saw her in his

her but seemed to sense her approaching, his

as she picked up the

family album with the help of their parents, featuring a family portrait and individual pages for each family member.

family portrait four identical stick figures, big heads atop bodies made up of a few strokes resembling matchsticks.

and Valerio himself. But it seemed like a crucial person

Seraphina’s gaze, Valerio’s sketching became

assignment,” Seraphina sighed, “You’re one lucky kid. I haven’t drawn for seven years, and now I’m picking up a

Bruce and Gloria. When it came to drawing Leandro, she paused

stared at her sketches of Bruce and Gloria for a moment before accepting the pencil from her and copying her style to draw Leandro. Despite his

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resembled Leandro.

the last empty spot on

pencil, his brows furrowed in deep thought, but he didn’t make a

pencil from him, “Let me help

Valerio was truly beautiful, with flawless skin, dark hair, and

lowered her gaze, starting to sketch with her

his chin and said with a smile, “You’re such a looker, why are you so quiet? Girls your age aren’t usually into the silent type. How do